'Elvis & Nixon’ Filming with a Big Cast
Alex Pettyfer of 'The Butler' takes the role as Jerry Schilling, Elvis' closest friend, who joins him for December 1970's impromptu visit to the Capitol.
Johnny Knoxville will be on hand as Elvis' chief minder, while singer-songwriter Sky Ferreira plays Elvis' romantic interest.
Colin Hanks, meanwhile, is involved as lawyer and presidential aide Egil Krogh, who became instrumental during Elvis' unscheduled meeting with Nixon.
Director is Liza Johnson who has been twice nominated for the Berlin International Film Festival's Golden Bear.
Ferreira will portray the love interest of Presley's friend and member of the Memphis Mafia, Jerry Schilling, played by Alex Pettyfer.
This is not Ferreira's first time on the silver screen. The singer has appeared in a number of independent films, along with the Eli Roth-directed horror movie, 'The Green Inferno'.
The Liza Johnson-directed film documents the Dec. 21, 1970 meeting of Presley and Nixon, which was orchestrated by the iconic singer who expressed his distaste for drug culture and suggested the former President work as a 'Federal Agent-at-Large' for the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs.
In a weird coincidence back in 2013 Alex Pettyfer was engaged to Elvis' granddaughter Riley Keough (right) even going together to see mom Lisa Marie Presley perform in concert.
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Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley DVD
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Tupelo's Own Elvis Presley DVD Video with Sound.
